Linoleum handling apparatus



May 2, 1939. c, SALYERS 2,156,820

LINOLEUM HANDLING APPARATUS Filed June 2, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. CLA Y SAL YE R5 TTORN May 2, 1939. c. SALYERS 2,156,820

LINOLEUM HANDLING APPARATUS Filed June 2, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. CLAY sALYL Rs ATTORNE Patented May 2, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to linoleum handling apparatus.

The general object of the invention is to provide an improved apparatus which will facilitate the handling, displaying, and cutting of linoleum.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a linoleum roll support, a cutting and measuring device and a trucking device all mounted and operable as a single unit. 1U Another object of the invention is to provide an improved portable linoleum handling truck.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved counterbalanced linoleum roll support.

is A further object of the invention is to provide an improved apparatus for cutting and re-reeling linoleum.

Other objects and the advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following de- 20 scription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a linoleum handling apparatus embodying the features of my invention;

25 Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, sectional view through the table showing the cutter in elevation;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, sectional view through one end of the truck;

30 Fig. 5 is a side elevation with parts broken away showing the truck;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the truck;

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the truck;

Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 are diagrammatic views 35 showing the various positions assumed by the truck and counterweight when the truck and roll are being shifted from a vertical to a horizontal position.

Referring to the drawings by reference char- 4o actors I have shown my invention as embodied in a linoleum handling apparatus which is indicated generally at 9. As shown the apparatus is intended for use with linoleum but it may be used for other purposes. My apparatus 9 in- 45 cludes a base In on which are mounted a re-reeling device II, a cutter and measuring device I2, and a linoleum display truck I 3.

As shown in the drawings the re-reeling device includes a bracket l5 supported on the base 50 I and on which rolls I6 are mounted. A cylinder I1 is disposed on the rolls l6 and this cylinder is engaged by a roller |8 mounted on arms I 9 which are pivoted as at 20 to a bracket 2| on the base. The arms l9 are held in the position shown in J; Fig. 1 by a hook 22 which is pivoted as at 23.

When the hook 22 is released the arms may be moved to a horizontal position thus allowing the cylinder I'I to be removed from the rollers I6. At one end the cylinder l! is provided with transverse end members 24 on which a rectangular post 25 is mounted. This post 25 is engaged by a removable crank 26 which allows the cylinder I! to be rotated. The cylinder at each end is provided with clamping members 21 which are held in place by wing nuts 28 and'which are adapted 0 to engage the end of a strip of linoleum which is to be measured and cut.

The cutting and measuring device l2 includes a pair of supports 29 which are mounted on the base l0 and'which support a lower table 30 on which an upper table 3| is secured by hinges 32.

The upper table is provided with a slot 33 through which a knife 34 extends. The lower table is provided with a slot 35 in alignment with the slot 33 and into this slot 35 the knife projects.

The lower table 30 is provided with a suitable roller measuring device 36 which coacts with a roller 31 mounted on the upper table. The particular details of the measuring device 36 forms no part of the present invention as such devices are of general use in the measuring of various kinds of yardage goods.

The base I0 is provided on one side with a bracket 38 which is hinged thereto as at 38' and which consists of a pair of divergent arms 39 which at the upper end are provided with a pin 40 to engage within a hollow axle 4| mounted on the truck l3.

The truck includes an end member 42 which 5 consists of parallel top and bottom members 43 and parallel side members 44. The members 43 and 44 are preferably made of light metal of channel shape and are braced by light diagonal I-beams 45. The side members 44 on their rear 40 face are connected by a plate 46 while the side members 44 on their front face are connected by a plate 41. The plates 46 and 41 are of sufficient thickness that they may be threaded to receive a threaded end 41' of the axle 4|.

On the end opposite the threaded end 41' the axle is provided with a collar 48 which is adapted to engage the end of the roll 49 of linoleum and is also provided with a foot member 50 which is apertured at 5| to receive the axle and which is 50 split as shown in Fig. 6 and is provided with a wing nut 5| to hold it about the axle. The arm 39 is held in place by a retaining member 52 as shown in Fig. 4.

The lower end of the foot 50 is provided with 55 a castor 50 the lower surface of which when the truck is on the base I is just above the bottom of the base l6 so that the weight of the roll of linoleum rests on the foot 50 and is removed from the castor 50 The foot 50 is provided with a handle member 53 by means of which it may be transported.

The end member 42 is provided with a shaft 54 at each side. These shafts are eccentrically mounted on pivots 55 and on the pivots are rollers 56. The shafts 54 are provided with a handle crank 51 by means of which they can be shifted so that the eccentric movement will cause the roller to be lifted whereby the lower member 43 of the frame will rest upon the surface of the display floor. The lower and rear edge of the bottom member 43 is rounded as shown at 58 to facilitate the turning operation.

Each of the side members 44 is provided with a stop block 59. Above this block arms 66 are pivoted as at 6|. The block 56 is so disposed that when the arms are in the position shown in Fig. they will engage the block to limit the downward movement of the arms. Each of the arms 66 is pivotally connected as at 62 with a weight 63. The weight 63 is provided at the opposite sides with plates 64 which include pins 65 fitted in slots 66 in secondary weights 61 and these secondary weights are provided with plates 68 having pins 69 thereon which fit in slots 16 in tertiary counterweights H.

In the use of my invention the truck is arranged with the end 42 adjacent the roll of linoleum as shown in Fig. 5. The axle 4| is then inserted and screwed in place. The foot 50 is then mounted and the rollers 56 are lowered by rotating the crank 51 and the roll of linoleum is moved by grasping the handle 53.

The roll is thus ready to rotate and a portion of it can be unrolled on the floor for the inspection of a customer. When the roll is to be replaced in stock in a vertical position the roll is first lifted from the position shown in Fig. 11 to the position shown in Fig. and. during this movement all of the counterweights function to counterbalance the weight of the rolls so that lifting is eased. As the roll continues to assume a vertical position the lower counterweight engages the floor as shown in Fig. 9 thus decreasing the effect of this counterweight and the movement of the roll is continued as shown in Fig. 8. As the roll assumes a vertical position all of the weights are disposed upon the floor.

The weights may then be moved out of the way onto the top of the back 42 adjacent the roll if desired. If the roll is again to be moved and, for example, the roll is to be transported and a portion is to be cut therefrom, the roll is moved from the position shown in Fig. 5, through the positions shown in Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive, and is moved onto the base ID as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The pin 40 in then inserted in the end of the axle and the retaining members 52 secured in place and the rollers 56 are raised.

The end of the linoleum is passed through the measuring device 36 which is arranged so that it will indicate the correct yardage which has passed therethrough and which is so set that it compensates for the distance between the measuring roll and the cutting member 34.

The free end of the linoleum is secured under the clamping members 21. The crank 26 is then rotated until the correct amount of linoleum is re-reeled after which the knife 34 is operated to sever the linoleum. The arm [9 is then rocked and the linoleum on the cylinder I! is removed either by re-reeling it therefrom or by removing the cylinder. The remaining amount of linoleum on the truck is then placed back in stock. If desired the rollers 56 may be entirely omitted and various other changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have invented a novel linoleum handling apparatus which enables heavy rolls of linoleum to be handled safely and expeditiously and allows ease of display and proper measuring and cutting.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In a linoleum handling truck, an end memher, an axle having one end secured to said end member, said axle being adapted to extend through a roll of linoleum, a collar on the other end of said axle, a foot member engaging said other end of the axle, said end member having a pair of spaced arms thereon, said arms being pivotally mounted on pivots disposed above said axle, a stop member disposed between the axle and the pivots and in the path of movement of the arms to limit the downward movement of each of said arms, and a counterweight mounted on said arms.

2. In a linoleum handling apparatus, a truck including an end member, an axle secured to the end member, said axle being adapted to extend through a roll of linoleum, a collar on the axle, a foot member engaging the end of the axle, said foot member having a roller thereon, a base, said base having an arm thereon, said arm having a pin fitting within said axle, said end member having a pair of arms thereon, a stop member to limit the movement of each of said arms, a counterweight pivotally mounted on said arms, a side plate on each side of said counterweight, a pin on each of said side plates, a second counterweight having slots therein engaging said pins, a side plate on each side of said second counterweight, and a third counterweight having slots slidably engaging said second plates.

3. In a linoleum handling truck an end member, means to hold a roll of linoleum on one side of the end member, a counterweight pivotally mounted on the end member and disposed on the other side thereof, a second counterweight, and means to slidably mount the second counterweight on the first counterweight to permit free sliding movement of the second counterweight relative to the movement of the first counter- Weight.

CLAY SALYERS. 

